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Ypsilanti Farmer’s Market

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Recycled Runway competition

Catching up with Jeff Daniels

by San Slomovits

peoples’ choice 7

26 artbeat

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Mithu Sen: Feminist Artist of the Indian Subcontinent

by Louis Meldman

Continuing the celebration of Marijuana Reform

by Nick Roumel

29 the healers’ art

food: in review 14

UM’s “Gifts of Art” Program John G. Fike

Aventura

by Molly Winer

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music feature 18

Jolly Rd, by Rachel Van Dyke

hold the butter-flovored topping Roy Sexton calls movies as he sees them Nan Bauer

Interview with Charles Bradly

by Molly Jean Schoen

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Correction:

The March edition of Current announced that the exhibit, Daniel Rhodes Revived would be opening on March 15 at the River Gallery: the show has been postponed until May 10 -June 7 and renamed Saving Daniel Rhodes.

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John Lennon with Yoko Ono, and John Sinclair celebrate Ann Arbor’s cannabis tradition

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We get a lot of “fests” around here, but few carry a common theme. FuzzFest features sensationally psychedelic, sensationally loud and sensationally heavy rocking outfits from around Washtenaw County. Somewhere between MC5 and Mudhoney, between The Jesus Lizard and Link Wray, between The Jesus & Mary Chain and… jeez, have we dropped enough references? Blue Snaggletooth, a metal-inclined, sci-fi inspired psychrock outfit from Ann Arbor, lead the way – with lead singer/guitarist Chris Taylor Exclusive curating the event.

They rocked Hill Auditorium (capacity 3,500) at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. The next night, they played for 20 people in Philadelphia.

Johnnyswim can go with the flow. Before returning to Ann Arbor for a gig at The Ark in April, the husband-wife team of Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano took a few minutes to tell us about performing, roots, their songwriting process and who does the dishes.

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^ Restauranteur Thomas Yon plans to open his second downtown restaurant, Tomukun Korean Barbecue, in the former Grand Traverse Pie Co. at 505 E. Liberty St. this spring. This restaurant will be in addition to Yun's four year old Tomukun Noodle Bar on Liberty and feature a grill in every table to cook their own meat and vegetables. 734-996-8668. tomukun.com

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^ Mercy's Restaurant at the Bell Tower Hotel (300 S. Thayer St.) will close on Saturday, May 17 after being open for just 4 years. 734-996-3729. mercysrestaurant.com

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^Offering dance classes for adults and other trendy ways to move (Total Barre, yoga, etc.), Move fitness center and retail shop in now open on Jackson Road in front of the Goodrich Quality 16 Theater. ^ Chicago’s Slurping Turtle noodle house is branching out to Ann Arbor and taking root on the corner of E. Liberty and Maynard on April 7.

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As asparagus spears and rhubarb shoots breach the spring soil, Ypsilantians take note: the Ypsilanti Farmer's Market and the Saturday Depot Town Farmers Market have returned. Managed by Growing Hope, the markets have increased in both scope and impact every year, with 2014 shaping up to be their biggest year yet. There are many opportunities for Ypsilanti residents to get involved. Make a direct contribution (from $30 to $600) or volunteer time to help the market operate, from passing out samples to helping the vendors set up.

Both sponsors and volunteers will receive free Ypsilanti Farmers Market gear for contributing.

All donations are tax deductible as a gift to 501c3 nonprofit. For more information on sponsorship, becoming a Friend of the Market or becoming a vendor, visit growinghope.net. Begining in May; Downtown on Tuesdays from 2pm - 6pm. Depot Town; Saturdays from 9am - 1pm.—GMK

green corner Arts, crafts, & recycled trash

Put your creative skills and your passion for the environment on display with Recycle Ann Arbor's "Recycled Runway" competition. In celebration of Earth Day, use items like cardboard, aluminum, plastics, paper, metal, Styrofoam, paper bags, glass and recycled fabric to create a look that says, "I respect the earth, and I look good doin' it." Contest rules allow the use of small amounts of glue, tape and paint to enhance your costume, and you can wear shoes--second-hand shoes preferred. Adults and children can enter to win in separate categories: Youth (17 and under) and Adult (18+). Cash prizes of $75, $50, and $25 will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Registration ends Wednesday, April 16. With judging at the Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27. (See Earth Day Festival, see page 34 ) 734-662-6288. recycleannarbor.org —MW

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by Nick Roumel

Photo courtesy of Leni Sinclair

The Ann Arbor Hash Bash owes its existence to a man who was an underground newspaper publisher, manager of a radical rock band, jazz writer and poet.

John Sinclair had no idea what profound history he would unleash, when in December, 1966, he gave two joints to two undercover police officers, who set him up after an insidious five-month sting operation.

That act of generosity earned Sinclair a 9 1/2 - 10 year prison sentence under Michigan’s felony marijuana laws, a punishment so outrageous that Abbie Hoffman interrupted The Who’s concert at Woodstock to express his disapproval. He was not alone. The December 10, 1971 “John Sinclair Freedom Rally” at Crisler Arena brought John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Phil Ochs, Bob Seger, Archie Shepp, Allen Ginsberg, David Rubin, Bobby Seale and original “Yippie” Hoffman, among other luminaries, to join Sinclair’s wife Leni in advocating for his release. Lennon even wrote a new song for the occasion, “John Sinclair.”

In one of those amazing (and all too rare) moments of history, those in power listened. Three days after the rally, the Michigan Supreme Court, on its own motion, ordered Sinclair released from prison after serving almost a year and a half, while it considered the constitutionality of the law. Freedom fighters and marijuana reformers were jubilant. The Court completed its review when it overturned Sinclair’s conviction on March 9, 1972, declaring that the statute violated the constitution’s equal protection clause for erroneously classifying marijuana as a narcotic.

The drug was reclassified by the legislature, and possession was deemed a misdemeanor. But the new law did not take effect until April 3, 1972, creating a window of time in which there was no state law on the books. To celebrate, anonymous founders jokingly suggested Ann Arbor’s first “Hash Festival” on April 1, 1972, putting up flyers promoting Pharaoh Sanders, Van Morrison, and their own fictitious band. None of the three were actually going to appear, but the Michigan Daily picked up the story and people showed up on

One of the original, now-popular Hash Bash t-shirts

the Diag, UM’s main square. According to the Daily, 500 attended (police estimated 150) and no arrests were made at what the Ann Arbor News called an “orderly festival.”

A few months later, Ann Arbor’s City Council passed an ordinance making marijuana possession a mere $5 civil fine – and putting Ann Arbor on the map as a beacon for proponents of cannabis reform, not to mention users of marijuana and its more potent derivative, hashish or “hash.”

The next year’s Hash Bash boasted 3,000-5,000 participants and featured Michigan State Representative Perry Bullard, unabashedly liberal and in favor of marijuana legalization, toking on a joint in a now-famous photo. UM football coach Bo Schembechler was quoted as saying that Bullard’s act would scare away football recruits. But it didn’t hurt Bullard, who went on to enjoy a successful 20 year career as Ann Arbor’s state representative, or Schembechler, whose team went undefeated in 1973 and went on to win or tie for ten Big Ten titles thereafter.

Perhaps embarrassed by the national publicity, and spurred by a court ruling adverse to the lax ordinance,

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Photo courtesy of Leni Sinclair

Revelers take in the festivities at the 1974 Hash Bash

City Council, led by a now-different mayor, repealed the new law after that 1973 Hash Bash. The mayor who had a cherry pie thrown at him in council chambers for his troubles.

The political seesaw continued. The April 1, 1974 Bash remarkably coincided with a successful city-wide referendum to entrench the $5 civil marijuana fine in the city charter, making it impossible for the law to be overturned by a vote of council. Nonetheless, organizers of the referendum fretted about the timing, constantly reminding revelers on the Diag to make sure they voted.

Over the next several years, the Hash Bash waned.

As early as 1977, the Michigan Daily lamented that the event wasn’t the same as the “good old days.” Just two years later, the paper editorialized to end the Hash Bash, which they called a “disgusting … farce” taken over by “belligerent and hostile” high school students. Interest continued to flag, and the Daily and Ann Arbor News each eulogized the event as dead, with no discernible

attendance in 1984 or 1985.

In 1986, the Daily wrote that “at noon, about 130 people lit up, forming a ragged group that began at the brass M.” 1987 was similar, and for the second straight year, police essentially ignored the event with no reported arrests.

But a change occurred in 1988 that altered the course of future Bashes. The campus chapter of NORML, the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws, pulled a sound permit from UM. A lineup of speakers advocated for legalization, with taxes to be used to support treatment for hard drug users. Nonetheless, a party atmosphere prevailed.

The crowd was entertained by a three-foot tall water pipe and legendary Diag denizen Shakey Jake. The highlight was a large contingent from High

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John and Yoko perform at the Free John Sinclair rally

One of many flyers advocating Sinclair's release

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On the UM Diag in 1974

Times magazine – a publication dedicated to marijuana and drug reform efforts – who entered the Diag dressed as colonial Minutemen, playing instruments, and carrying a banner proclaiming “Pot Is Legal.” High Times featured their “psychedelic bus” road trip and the Hash Bash in its July, 1988 issue, and as stated by longtime Hash Bash emcee Adam Brook said, “After that, the event became huge, like overnight.”

Accordingly, 1989 saw up to 5,000 people celebrating on April 1, along with speakers and bands. That same evening, the UM men’s basketball team edged Illinois to earn a trip to the national championship game (which the team would win two days later). The ensuing celebration on South University turned into a riot, which UM President James Duderstadt blamed not only on the Hash Bash, but also “Deadheads” arriving early for the April 5 and 6 Grateful Dead concerts.

This prompted UM officials to publicly

state they would deny the campus NORML chapter a permit to hold the Bash the following year.

UM relented under strong pressure, then reversed course, and denied a permit just weeks before the 1990 event. Moreover, the University’s newly formed police force vowed to enforce state marijuana law, with its harsh criminal penalties. At the same time, city council placed an issue on the ballot which would increase the civil penalties for marijuana possession from $5 to $25, with increased sanctions for repeat offenses.

These were low times for marijuana advocates. They went to the Washtenaw County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which agreed to take the case. Brook was shocked and impressed that the ACLU would agree to help their efforts. And it paid off, with the judge issuing an injunction. Brook recalls, “The University didn’t really have a Diag use policy. People used to have shanties that just stayed up on the Diag. The judge told them to have a policy. They used the policy against us. They invoiced us $12,000 for cleanup. They wanted us to pay for police costs, and literally pay for police to arrest us. We ended up suing them, [successfully] five times in six years.”

Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Donald E. Shelton wrote in his 1993 opinion, after UM’s third straight loss, “The University fails to understand the basic premise of constitutional law.”

The University’s indifference to opposition galvanized marijuana advocates. In 1990, Rich Birkett, a key organizer in the late ‘80’s, returned to emcee the event, sarcastically “thanking the University for its free publicity.” In 1991, NORML suggested the name Hemp Rally, and moved the date from April 1 to the first Saturday in April, because “this is not a joke.” (The date change stuck; the name change didn’t.) UM once again lost its court battle, and up to 10,000 people crowded the Diag. Speakers urged supporters to refrain from smoking, to keep the focus on changing the law, especially the legalization of medical marijuana.

Over the next several years, NORML’s well-organized rallies continued to draw thousands, under vigilant pressure from UM police - who arrested drug users, underage drinkers, and even vendors selling merchandise.

Brook also credits the internet and fax machines for the resurgence in attendance, but he clarifies that “NORML at the national or state level was not involved in the Hash Bash. We were really a group that had monthly meetings at Dominick’s restaurant and got enough students involved to pull a permit from UM.” (Brook, who began a long tenure of emceeing the event in 1993, was identified in media as the “president of the campus chapter” though he never attended school here; Birkett identified himself in letters as “coordinator, Ann Arbor NORML.”) This seemed to be the pattern over the next two decades – political speeches, mixed crowds of serious reformers and Continued On pg. 12

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titillated teens, and the brooding presence of UM cops.

Brook explains, “UM figured out they were increasing the size of the event by trying to stop it, and since then have literally left us alone. They still send police to arrest us but they don’t try to stop us anymore.” During this era, the reform movement pressed on, buoyed by 2008 the passage of Michigan’s medical marijuana ballot initiative by 63% of the vote. Speakers continued to focus on reform efforts.

However, it would not be accurate to say that the Hash Bash is “planned.” Brook says, “If nobody did anything, thousands of people would still show up on the Diag the first Saturday in April. As an organizer, it’s the largest unadvertised event in the country. The Ann Arbor Visitors Bureau will deny it exists, but the reality is you can’t get a hotel room.” Michigan NORML (MiNORML) Executive Director Matt Abel adds that showing up for Hash Bash is “one of the few pieces of marijuana freedom we still have.”

More accurately, it’s really only the speakers’ program on the Diag that requires some organization. As an emcee from 1993 – 2011, Brook says he handled this “as a committee of one,” welcoming the crowd, reminding them that smoking pot is against the law, and then often opening with John Sinclair reciting one of his poems. He then decided on the rest of the lineup “on the fly. I had a list of names in my pocket and told people to be on the [Graduate Library] steps around me, and I choose the next speaker based on my judgment of the crowd and what should come next, the “right firebrand.””

Brook also likes to keep things short, holding speeches to 2-3 minutes (except for Sinclair) and the program to an hour, to minimize the opportunity for attendees to be arrested. He also liked to keep the focus on local activists speaking about local issues with, perhaps, a big headliner, “One year we had Tommy Chong [of Cheech & Chong] and another [actor/director] David Arquette.”

Brook did not emcee in 2012 or 2013, as he was serving a two year prison sentence from a felony

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firearm charge. A cancer survivor with an expired medical marijuana card, he states he was targeted in a “dope case with 14 charges; I pled guilty to a single count of having guns in my house.” The other charges, relating to seized marijuana and other related evidence, were dropped in a plea bargain.

In the meantime, the event’s organization shifted to committee. Activist Charmie Gholson of “Michigan Moms United” wanted to intensify the focus of the 2012 Hash Bash on the harsh effects that a failed “war on drugs” has on families. She was quoted on CBS Detroit as denying the event was about getting “stoned,” adding “I see nothing funny about hundreds of thousands of Americans being arrested and put in handcuffs every year and getting criminal records and being denied the right to vote and denied the ability to get housing and jobs, that’s not funny to me. I don’t do giggly stoner jokes at all.” Working with campus activist Nick Zettell and local activist Chuck Ream, they opened the 2012 Bash with local musician Laith Al-Saadi performing the Star Spangled Banner, with California activist and medical marijuana leader Steve DeAngelo of the Harborside Clinic headlining the speakers.

Gholson said the crowd was rapt, and marveled at the UM-provided sound system. She asked at the outset “Can you hear me?” and saw hands raised as far away as State Street. She observes progress in the movement, noting that “before 2008 everything was black market. Now every legislator in every state is tripping over themselves to get on the bandwagon of reform.”

Gholson returned in 2013 to co-emcee with Mark Passerini, and the speakers’ lineup included local elected officials and former High Times “Ask Ed” columnist and cultivation guru Ed Rosenthal. But with Brook returning this year, the responsibility for planning speakers is less clear. Says Nick Zettell, an organizer and the former president of the UM Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, “I worked with Adam a couple years ago when he kind of took me under his wing, and we have met recently a couple times to discuss organization for 2014. We have proposed a lineup of speakers, and I will help to secure the speakers who will be attending.”

Brook believes the focus this year should be local

Campus Chapter of NORML pull sound permit from UM

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Photo: Marc Ryan

Photo courtesy of RICH BIRKETT

Adam Brook emceed Hash Bash from 1993 to 2011

ballot initiatives for legalization, and responses to the “behavior of elected officials in Michigan House and Senate and the horrible proposed legislation gutting the medical marijuana act.” Zettell adds that “It’s important to educate people about how they can get involved and what they can get involved in. The topic is so expansive – legalization hits people in so many different ways – that it’s important to provide inlets for pursuing engagement into this realm.”

The 2014 Hash Bash will be on Saturday, April 5, beginning as always at “high noon.” The day before, the charismatic Rosenthal will lead a seminar at the Sheraton from high noon to “4:20,” which is expected to sell out at $40 per ticket (www.arborside.net/events). Also Friday at the Sheraton will be MiNORML’s spring meeting from 7– 9:30pm. Matt Abel notes that will provide an opportunity to “renew friendships and membership dues” as a prelude to attending Hash Bash the next day.

Abel, an attorney who specializes in cannabis cases, states that MiNORML “wants to legalize marijuana.

We believe taxation should be the same as sales tax on anything else, 6%, and that anything else will drive it back underground. Hemp can be used for food, fuel, and fiber, and it’s time to unleash the economic potential of this product. Marijuana is not harmful to the body physically; there’s very little evidence of harm to adults. We don’t advocate that minors use cannabis or any other substance, but it is less harmful than alcohol – and in fact a much healthier replacement for alcohol or tobacco.”

Abel mentioned a friend’s prediction that

Matt Abel’s Detroit-based law firm specilizes in marijuana cases

Michigan will be one of the next five states to legalize marijuana, but says “I’m not sure I agree,” noting Michigan’s gerrymandered legislature and efforts to stymie progressive dispensary legislation. He also discussed the financial realities of obtaining ballot signatures. An allvolunteer effort in 2012 obtained only 50,000 signatures, “well short” of the minimum 300,000 required. Estimating a cost of $1 per signature, plus the costs of staff, Abel calculates “We need 300-500,000 signatures, so we need a million dollars. Either a large donor has to step forth, or” – he reflects a bit wistfully – “perhaps I need to learn to be a proper fundraiser.”

For the 13th straight year, the Hash Bash is accompanied by the loosely affiliated Monroe Street Fair Hash Bash Festival, kicking off at the same time two blocks south of the Diag. The Monroe Street festival features music, speakers, and unbridled fun until 6 PM, with an unofficial after-party at the Blind Pig for the duration of the evening.

And for early risers, there will be a protest against drug enforcement raids in Michigan at 10:30 AM at the Ann Arbor Federal Building.

The movement has come a long way since John Sinclair’s 9 1/2 to 10 year sentence.

For those interested in Hash Bash history, and an abundance of archived photographs and articles, Rich Birkett has maintained an impressive site at freedomactivist.net/hashbash.html#archive, and I am grateful to him for this rich background.

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food food Aventura

216 E Washington St. 734-369-3153 aventuraannarbor.com Open 3:30pm-2am daily Kitchen closes at 1am

The Heart of Aventura Open since November of 2013, Aventura adds some Spanish soul to the Ann Arbor culinary community.

by Molly Winer

From a comfy suede booth in a cozy mood-lit corner of Aventura, it appeared that everyone was happy, servers smiling and customers laughing. Vast, bare brick walls gave the space a good rustic quality, and high top tables and chairs, in the fashion of a stand-up-and-eat neighborhood tapas spot, surrounded the bar. At Aventura, Spanish authenticity balances effortlessly with the American comfort we’re accustomed to here in the Midwest.

When restaurateur Sava Lelcaj, owner of Sava's on State St., visited the Iberian Peninsula with friends she fell heart first for the cuisine and decided that A2 could use a bit of Spanish flair. The ever-so jovial general manager of Aventura, John Giessler, regaled me with tales of the restaurant's conception and its vision, which "aims to be exciting, and sophisticated, but approachable." Though the servers are far too nice (thanks, Dean) and the atmosphere is decidedly western posh, when you dine at Aventura you will feel completely at ease, and your taste buds will travel to Spain.

OK, let's talk drinks. With some of the same zesty ingredients--apricot, cardamom, mango, green peppercorn--that find their way onto the cocktail list, bartenders concoct fresh batches of sangría daily. The Garnacha, Macabeo, and Cava used to make the sangría (red, white, and sparkling, respectively) buddy up next to the 2,600 other bottles of Spanish wine that populate the cellar. And if beer is your drinking weapon of choice, the bar lists a number of local, seasonal brews to choose from, along with, of course, a few obligatory Spanish varieties.

Let’s just say the Spanish aren’t known for their beer.

For those in the know, the number of traditional Spanish menu offerings impresses and delights. From

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delicacies like pulpo (octopus) to Spanish standards like jamón y chorizo (ham and sausage) to albóndigas (meatballs) just like Abuela (Grandmother) used to make, Aventura covers all the bases. They serve appetizers of atún y pimientos (tuna and peppers) and enslada rusa (a fishy Russian potato salad). And for special occasions, try the slow-roasted, locally sourced suckling pig or a heaping pan of paella.

As plates of queso de cabra (goat cheese), croquetas de bacalao (bread crumb covered bites of cod) and patatas bravas (french fries with red sauce, served with a sunnyside-up egg) arrived, I only regretted not requesting a little extra red sauce for the patatas.

Naturally, churros had to happen. Hot, fresh, and coated in cinnamon sugar, they were cooked to perfection and made complete with three delectable dipping sauces: vanilla bean, salted caramel, and spiced dark chocolate.

Traditionally, only a single, pudding-like milk chocolate sauce will compliment your churros, but Aventura’s upgrade on the Spanish classic more than did the trick.

The chef at Aventura, Jules Botham, is a bit of a genius with no culinary training other than a lifetime of cooking with love. Botham, a University of Michigan graduate, sports a friendly smile and a cool bandana on top of her head. When she stopped by the table after dessert, she shook hands, gushed about her job, and then went back to the kitchen to do what she does best.

Dining at Aventura is an experience born from the passion, efforts, and definite skill of owner and employees alike. Aventura means adventure—so take it.

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Name a better way to get through the midweek blues than imbibing in some modestly priced yet high-quality brown booze—and free drinks don’t count.

Every Wednesday at the Last Word, one of Ann Arbor’s top craft bars, selected (read: 12 yrs and younger) scotch, bourbon, and rye run half price. And with a good variety of Michigan and Belgian brews to choose from, getting a beer back with your reduced price whiskey is never a bad idea, at least not until Thursday morning. Cheers. Tuesday-Saturday, 5pm-2am. The Last Word, 301 W. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-585-5691. —BB

Sip on soup

Soothe yourself this winter with some soup from Le Dog. The name is pure class, the establishment is pure chaos, and the product is pure perfection.

Don't let the condemnedlooking structure deceive you; street food never tasted so sweet. Try the lobster bisque, a famous local favorite, or go for the lentils or broccoli cheese. Really feelin' crazy? You can buy a hotdog.

Open for lunch Monday-Friday, 11:30am-2:30pm.

Le Dog, 410 E. Liberty St. & 306 S. Main St. 734-327-0091. —MW

ONGOING: Wednesdays

Wednesday Wine Tastings

6-7pm. $25 + gratuity.

Paesano’s Restaurant, 3411 Washtenaw Ave. 734-971-0484. paesanosannarbor.com

This fun and informal event allows you to taste 5 up and coming Italian wines while the staff provides tasty appetizers.

21+.

Saturdays

Saline Indoor Farmers Market

9am-noon. Liberty School, 7265 Saline Ann Arbor Rd. 734-429-3518. cityofsaline.org/farmersmarket

Enjoy an abundance of fall produce, delicious baked goods, eggs, local cheese, fresh roasted coffee beans hand crafted items and much more.

Sundays

Grange Sunday Brunch

10am-3pm. Grange Kitchen & Bar, 118 W. Liberty St. 734-995-2107. grangekitchenandbar.com

TASTINGS:

1 tuesday

Ryeclops Release Party

Corner Brewing Company, 720 Norris, Ypsilanti. 6-7pm. $10. 734-480-2739. arborbrewing.com

Enjoy the year's first batch of Ryeclops Imperial Rye! Ryeclops is dominated with a mouthful of distinct rye malt character complimented by the spicy fruity hoppiness of American high-alpha simcoe hops. There will also be small snacks and a discussion with one of the brewers.

10 thursday High Gravity Beer Tasting ABC Tap Room, 114 E. Washington St. 7-9pm. $30, in advance/ $35, day of. 734-213-1393. arborbrewing.com

This special tasting will feature two dozen favorite high-octane brews including barleywines, Double IPAs, scotch ales and a handful of Belgian styles.

Relax on Sunday and enjoy this eclectic brunch menu featuring local farm produce.

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Feed your health and happiness with a tasty trip to VegFest.

Metro Detroit's premier vegan taste fest is returning this year for some eco and animalfriendly fun. Join actress, Daryl Hannah, and professional chefs from Detroit Vegan Soul and Ann Arbor's own Jazzy Veggie for presentations, demonstrations, and taste tests. Swing by the food court and choose from a variety of meals, snacks and treats made by local restaurants, bakeries, caterers and food companies. Shop your favorite natural fashions, eco-friendly products, cookbooks and more. Kids will love the food and special children's activities.

Sunday, April 13. 10:30am-5pm. $7 prepaid; $10 admission. Free for children 6 and under.

Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi. 877-778-3464. vegmichigan.org

Just fondue it

Melt into The Melting Pot's premium happy hour specials. Sit at the bar for half-off deals on some fiercely delicious fondue made right before your eyes. From a menu of creamy cheeses and mouthwatering chocolates, you can choose your treats. Then dip the complementary bread, chips and veggies into your cheese, and cakes and fresh fruit in your chocolate to culminate the evening. Enjoy a drink with your meal and get $8 off bottles of wine, $2 off specialty cocktails or wine by the glass and dollar-off beer. Bring a date, bring a friend, bring your appetite and bon appétit. Monday-Friday, 4-7pm/ 9pm-close; Sunday, 12-9pm. The Melting Pot, 309 S. Main St. 734-622-0055. meltingpot.com —MW

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23 wednesday Wine Tasting: The Wines of Anderson Valley, California 7-9pm. $50. Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Rd. 734-645-1030. annarborcooks.com

Anderson Valley wines, located within the confines of the larger Mendocino appellation, are beginning to get tremendous recognition, particularly when it comes to Pinot Noir, sparklers, and a few Alsatian varieties.

Registration required.

CULINARY:

2 wednesday

Spaghetti Dinner 6pm. $6. Zal Gaz Grotto Club, 2070 W. Stadium Blvd.

This monthly all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner includes delicious soup, pasta and salad. All included with the price.

4 friday Wholey Whole Grain Pastries

1-5pm. $100. Bake!, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Learn how to use whole grain flours to make delicious and nutritious pastries like cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip cookies and biscuits. Registration required. Also on April 13.

5 saturday Hungarian Coffeehouse Tortes

8am-noon. $125. BAKE!, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Learn to make delicious Hungarian classics like chocolate rum sponge cake and walnut meringue cake. Registration required.

7 monday Cocktail Class: Along the Bourbon Trail 7:30-9pm. $35. The Last Word, 301 W. Huron St. 734-276-3215. tammystastings.com

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8 tuesday The Whole Truth about Whole Grains

Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom, 114 S. Main St. 7-8:30pm.

734-994-4589. crazywisdom.net Free

Discover why Ellen Livingston believes that grains are not an optimal food for humans.

12 saturday Farmers Market Volunteers

8am-3pm. Farmer's Market, 315 Detroit St. 734-794-6255. a2gov.org/market

Help keep track of the many customers that come through during the market day.

13 sunday Wholey Whole Grain Pastries

1-5pm. $100. Bake!, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Learn how to use whole grain flours to make delicious and nutritious pastries like cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip cookies and biscuits. Registration required.

VegFest

10:30am-5pm. $7, in advance/ $10, day of. Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River, Novi. vegmichigan.org

VegFest, metro Detroit's premier vegan taste fest, will feature fantastic food and eco-friendly delights. See more on pg.16.

15 tuesday Wild Harvesting Your Medicine and Food: Tips to Get Started

7-8:30pm. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom, 114 S. Main St. 734-994-4589. crazywisdom.net Free

Learn about the herbal ally that could be growing in your backyard or a nearby field and how can you discover it.

Dinner Series: French

1-5pm. $125. BAKE!, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Also on April 24, 1-5pm. Registration required.

18 friday 2014 Lansing Microbrew & Music Festival

Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. 517-483-4277. microbrewandmusic.com

Enjoy 250+ craft brew tastings, local and regional musicians, a live concert by a national heading artist, food trucks, a silent disco tent, fire twirling and circus-style side shows.

Proceeds benefit local food banks and zero waste events.

There will also be a homebrew challenge on Saturday as well as food and brew pairings.

Friday, April 18, 5pm-11pm & Saturday, April 19, 12pm-11pm. 21+.

21 monday

Learn to bake a few classics and go home with a fine French

Cocktail Class: Drink Like a Monk

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This class will focus on monkmade herbal liqueurs (Chartreuse & Benedictine) that take cocktails from simple to sublime, and also make a brief stop in the world of beer cocktails. Class is hands on, with lots of tasting opportunities.

Registration required. 21+.

inspired meal you made yourself.

Registration required.

Pizza: The Other American Pie

5:30-9:30pm. $100. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Learn how easy and fun it can be to make New York style and Chicago style pizza recipes.

7:30-9pm. $35. The Last Word, 301 W. Huron St. 734-276-3215. tammystastings.com

22 tuesday Take a Chance Tuesday 8pm. The Ark, 316 S. Main St. 734-761-1451. theark.org

Live and free music at The Ark with a non-perishable food donation for Food Gatherers.

26 saturday BAKE!-cation Weekend: Bread 2.0

8am-5pm. $500. BAKE!, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. bakewithzing.com

Spend a weekend learning a wide range of bread making techniques and delicious recipes. Your BAKE!-cation weekend will include two breakfasts and two lunches. You’ll head home with our recipes, the knowledge to recreate them and all the bread you made in class. Also on Sunday, April 27.

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By Molly Jean Schoen

It’s hard to say which is more incredible: singer Charles Bradley’s music or his life story.

After releasing his debut album at the tender age of 62 on Daptone Records, Bradley is back with his sophomore LP, Victim of Love. His soulful tunes, reminiscent of James Brown, Otis Redding, and the Temptations, have garnered him worldwide acclaim.

In the midst of his relentless touring, Bradley was kind enough to take the time to talk to Current in anticipation of his upcoming show at the Blind Pig on Wednesday, April 23. Finally, we have proof that age really is just a number.

Can you fill us in on your background?

I was born in Gainesville, Florida and came to New York when I was about seven or eight years old. I lived with my mom until about 14, and [then] I was on my own.

I was homeless. It was a hard road for me, but somehow I just did it. I just always had the will to make something out of myself. So I just kept going.

How did you come to be signed to Daptone Records?

I met (music producer) Tom Brenneck, and he invited me to see one of the bands he had. They were just playing, doing something new. I really liked it, so I just got the microphone and started singing.

Tom kept calling me back, so I made a little money doing that on the side. Then he told me he wanted to record me, and I didn't hear from him for about five years.

I thought all was forgotten. And then one day, Tom called me and told me to come see him. At that time I was going through a deep depression because of my brother's murder; I didn't want to be by myself. I needed someone to talk to.

So, I went over to Tommy's house. He pulled out his guitar, and I started a little gospel, talking and playing the piano. I was singing a bit, and the next minute, we was putting music together. He said, "I want to do an album with you," and everything started there.

Can you tell us about your touring band?

They're all young guys; I call them my sons, and they treat me as a father. They’re beautiful, eager to learn, and we just get out there and just make music.

Is there anything else you want to add?

All I can say to everybody out there who has something to do with my life, my future, and my music is, all I want to say from the bottom of my heart is, to each and every one of you, thank you for this opportunity. I hope to God that I can maintain it and give love and change the world indefinitely.

Wednesday, April 23, 8pm. $20, $18 advance.

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. 734-996-8555. blindpigmusic.com

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Thursday, April 10 / The Michigan Theater

More sound can be coaxed out of six strings than mainstream rock or folk would have you believe.

For proof, see the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, who have been updating the classical guitar for modern audiences since 1980. Their fluid mix of baroque, flamenco, bluegrass and rock has earned them accolades—such as a 2005 Grammy for Best Classical Crossover—as well as a dedicated fan base from Europe to Latin America. The group promises a night of true virtouso guitar. 7:30pm. $22-50. The Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. ums.org—JS

Gardenia Bluegrass & Roots Festival Friday, April 11 / Royal Oak Farmers Market

Spring is finally here, and what better way to bring on the seasonal change than with bluegrass, brews and good friends? On Friday, April 11, the Gardenia Bluegrass & Roots Festival takes place at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. The concert is headlined

by Keller & the Keels, an appalachian bluegrass trio comprised of jam legend Keller Williams alongside the husband and wife combo Larry and Jenny Keel. Their set will feature a mix of twangy originals with acoustic renditions of cover tunes by the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and the like. Opening bands include A2 favorites The Ragbirds, the Catfish Mafia and the Crane Wives. A portion of all proceeds will benefit Camp Casey, a nonprofit horseback riding program for children with cancer.

Advance tickets available at The Ark Box Office and the Michigan Union Ticket Office. 7:30pm. $30 / $50 VIP (includes early entry with exclusive performance by Whiskey Shivers and two complimentary drink tickets). Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Rd., Royal Oak. 248-246-3276. grandcircusmedia.com—GMK

1 tuesday country, bluegrass Lindi Ortega - The Blind Pig

Country singer/songwriter Lindi Ortega performs her rootsy music. Special guest: Adam Faucet & The Tall Grass. 8pm. $15.

rock, pop & hip-hop Shaun Garth Walker Conor O’Neill’s

Come to the pub and check out this very talented musician who plays a wide variety of music from Johnny Cash to U2.

9:30pm.

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Thursday, April 17/The Blind Pig

Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, The Werks captivate audiences with their self-described “psychedelic dance rock” jam style--read: looping mixolydian guitar scales and synth-y organ tones over funky basslines and groove-driven drum beats. They have been growing national attention over the last few years thanks in part to playing notable music festivals and encouraging fans to tape and distribute their shows for free. The Werks’ show on Thursday, April 17 at The Blind Pig should be no different. 9pm. $10 adv/$12 day of. The Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. 734-996-8555.

Blindpigmusic.com—EG

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2 wednesday ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Richard Shindell - The Ark Humble, spiritual singer/songwriter Richard Schindell tells stories through his songs, the heart of folk. 8pm. $20.

3 thursday Jazz, Blues & R&B

Doug Horn Trio - Melange Bistro The smooth sounds of old school jazz in the lounge area provided by the Doug Horn Trio. 6pm. Free

4 friday

night of hearfelt songs.

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Robert Johnson - Mash Bar Detroit artist Robert Johnson performs a mix of his bluesrock originals, traditional blues, alt-country and classic rock.

6pm. Free

Wisaal - Kerrytown Concert House

Classical Arabic instrumental pieces from the twentieth century become frameworks for traditional Arabic forms and rhythmic patterns blend with Western harmonic backgrounds and rhythmically charged pop and world-music grooves. 8pm. $5 - $25.

5 saturday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Johnnyswim - The Ark

Los Angeles-based husband and wife duo, Amanda Sudano (daughter of Donna Summer) and Abner Ramirez, began writing and singing together in Nashville and found that their common influences of folk, soul and rock blended together swimmingly. 8pm. $20.

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop The Fab Faux Performs ‘Revolver’ - Michigan Theater

Beatles fans and fab musicians, Will Lee (bassist on the David Letterman show), Jimmy Vivino (guitarist and music director of the Conan O’Brien show), drummer/producer Rich Pagano, guitarist Frank Agnello and keyboardist Jack Petruzzelli, will rock out the Revolver album in its entirety. 8pm. $30-$65.

Sumkali - The Yellow Barn Sumkali is a Michigan-based band that blends the music of the Indian subcontinent with American jazz and funk. 8pm. $10.

6 sunday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

jazz, blues & R&B

Susan Chastain’s Birthday Extravaganza - Kerrytown Concert House

music Werks, will either werk you into a psychedelic frenzy, or lull you into a harmonious groovemost likely a strange combination of the two. 9pm. $12.

Acoustic set: Adam Scott performs Folk/Americana/ Country tunes for your listening pleasure. 7pm. Free

Local Jazz vocalist and owner of the late great Firefly Club, Susan Chastain, is joined by celebrated bassist Paul Keller and pianist Phil DeGreg. 8pm. $5 - $30.

jazz, blues & R&B

Electronic, Dance

Rock, POp & hip-hop

You have to experience the biggest weekly Gay Night in Michigan. DJ Jace plays high energy dance in the Main Room while DJ Mark plays retro, pop, dance, UK & Top 40 music videos in the Red Room.

9pm. $5 - $8.

Lead vocalist Dave Krammer and harmonica player Wailin’ Dale perform their bluesy beats along with Frankie Lee on bass, Jon Johnson on drums and Nick Tabarias guitar. 6pm. Free

Adam Scott - Red Rock Downtown Barbecue

Jazz Showcase - Stamps Auditorium

An evening of jazz spotlights the various UM School of Music jazz ensembles. 7:30pm. $16.

7 monday Classical, Spiritual Pietnastka - Kerrytown Concert House

Piotr Kurek, a Warsaw-based musician and composer, presents his electronic fusion of world sounds, Pietnastka.

8pm. $5-$25.

8 tuesday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Pearl and The Beard - The Ark

Featured at the Ann Arbor Folk Fest, Pearl and the Beard is a magical mystery tour of folksy rhythm with an upbeat indie smiling soul. 8pm. $15 student / $20 general admission.

9 wednesday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

The Underachievers - The Blind Pig Hip-hop duo from New York, The Underachievers, perform live. Special guests: Denzel Curry and Dillon Cooper. 8pm. $15.

10 thursday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Passafire - The Blind Pig

Reggae rock band, Passafire, is anything but pacifying. Their progressive style and reggae roots make for an interesting show. Special guest: Lullwater.

9pm. $12.

Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Don & Dickie of Dragon Wagon

Catch this acoustic set by Don and Dickie, two members of local band, Dragon Wagon, as they perform Irish, folk, and original music. 9:30pm. Free

11 friday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic King of Prussia Yellow Barn

King of Prussia is an indie folk pop band often compared to acts like Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, David Bowie and The Pernice Brothers.

7:30pm. $10.

Pride Night - Necto

12 saturday

18 friday The Alligators - Mash Bar

The Dustbowl Revival The Ark

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Traveling collective bluegrass band, The Dustbowl Revival, fiddles till the cows come home. 8pm. $15.

Jonathan Ovalle, director Featuring music for large Afro-Cuban Big Band as well as smaller Latin combos. 8pm. Free

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Latin Jazz Ensemble - McIntosh Theatre at Moore Building

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Laura Rain & The Caesar’s A soulful crew of hardworking musicians, with that unmistakable Detroit sound. 10pm. Free

13 sunday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

(Mostly) Acoustic Jam Ann Arbor Senior Center

Singers, guitarists (acoustic and electric), bass, mandolin, uke, banjo, percussion, keys—whatever you want to bring! And if you just want to listen, that’s fine too; no need to register if you are a listener. 7pm. $2.

Traditional Irish Session Conor O’Neill’s

You need to see this wonderful array of musical talent. Grab a pint of Guinness and groove to the Irish jams. 7pm. Free

14 monday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Emily Hearn - The Ark

Self-taught musician Emily Hearn charms the crowd with her beautiful voice and skillful acoustic strumming. 8pm. $10.

15 tuesday Classical, Spiritual Discovering Schumann Kerrytown Concert House

A lecture and concert of Robert Schumann’s violin works featuring local musicians. 8pm. $5 - $25.

17 thursday Rock, POp & hip-hop

The Werks - The Blind Pig Jam band supreme, The

19 saturday The Macpodz - The Yellow Barn

Join the Ann Arbor music community supporting one another in the quest for arts & culture. With special guests Chuck Newsome, guitar, and Alekos Syropolous, saxophone.

7:30pm. $10.

The Appleseed Collective - The Ark

Ann Arbor bluegrass babies, The Appleseed Collective, have gained momentum, toured the country, and come home again for a night of folksy fun. 8pm. $15.

21 monday Classical, Spiritual Joseph Gramley - McIntosh Theatre at Moore Building

A faculty percussion recital featuring Gramley alongside professors Chad Burrow and Andrew Jennings. 5:30pm. Free

22 tuesday Classical, Spiritual University Philharmonia Orchestra - Hill Auditorium

“Fresh Darkness” - The final concert of the UPO semester combines a rich & dark tone poem of Tchaikovsky with the world premiere of a work by UM DMA alum David Biedenbender. 8pm. Free

23 wednesday Rock, POp & hip-hop Charles Bradley - The Blind Pig

It’s hard to say which is more incredible: singer Charles Bradley’s music or his life story.

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After releasing his debut album at the tender age of 62 on Daptone Records, Bradley is back with his sophomore LP, Victim of Love. 8pm. $20.

24 thursday Rock, POp & hip-hop Mossy Moran - Conor O’Neill’s

Mossy Moran hails from Waterford Ireland and always keeps the crowd entertained with a mix of traditional Irish and contemporary music, adding quirk with the occasional story. 9:30pm. Free

25 friday Rock, POp & hip-hop

The Canastas - Mash Bar

Jump, rock and shake to the Rhythm & Ska experience of The Canastas. This Ypsilantibased five-piece band rocks original tunes with a healthy mix of Little Richard, The Police, JD McPherson and Aretha Franklin. 10pm.

Horse Feathers - The Ark Fusion master Justin Ringle joins his band for some true Americana indie music. 8pm. $15.

26 saturday Jazz, Blues & R&B

Mike May Duo - Mash Bar Hear the jazzy guitar sounds of local musician, Mike May, graduate of Washtenaw Community College and Wayne State University. 6pm.

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27 sunday Jazz, Blues & R&B Michele Ramo & Peter Soave

Featuring Ramo on 8-string guitar, violin and mandolin as well as Soave on accordion and bandoneon. 4pm. $5-$25.

Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

John Gorka & Antje Divekot- The Ark

Storytelling through his songs, John Gorka is an old folk soul.

Special guest: Antje Duvekot.

8pm. $20.

28 monday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Pierre Bensusan - The Ark

French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan plays in a world, classical, jazz, acoustic style. 8pm. $17.50

30 wednesday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Acoustic Eidolon: Micah Smiles Benefit Concert for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Married duo Hannah and Joe blend cello and 14-string guitar to create masterful chamber folk music. 8pm. $30 - $100

Jazz, blues & R&B

Celebrate International Jazz Day w/ Vincent York

In November 2011 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), proclaimed April 30th to be “International Jazz Day.” Jazz music that originated in America will be celebrated around the world as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, and dialogue among people. 8pm. $10 - $20.

One shot one kill

Though it's not one of Hitchcock's more well-known films, Rope might be his most unique work. The entire thriller is shot as if it's a single take. The only cuts are those on the corpse, which is hidden at a party. There's a murder most foul, committed with the titular rope. It's up to Jimmy Stewart to unravel this slipknot of a mystery. Tuesday, April 8, 7pm, $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. michtheater.org.—JS

6 sunday The Farmer’s Wife

1 tuesday Notorious

7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

Academy Award nominee, Notorious, tells the tale of a woman asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman star.

3 thursday The Return

North Quad, Space 2435, 105 State Street, Ann Arbor. 7pm. Free.

After living 10 years in New York, 30-year-old Antonio returns to San José where he is forced to deal with the realities he ran away from. Actor and director Hernán Jiménez not only wrote, directed, and starred in this, his second full-length film, but also financed it with the proceeds from his first feature, his stand up comedy act, and the most successful Kickstarter campaign in Latin America to date. Part of the Latin American Film Series.

5 saturday The Terror LIVE

2pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

“I’ll blow up Mapo Bridge.”

An anonymous call comes into a radio station, and when the call turns out to be real, a terrorist’s threats are broadcast live throughout the country.

Ha Jeong-woo (The Berlin File) plays a former TV anchorman who takes this incident as his opportunity to get on top. Part of the Korean Film Series.

1:30 pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

Newly restored silent film with live organ accompaniment The first film version of Eden Philpotts’ play The Farmer’s Wife involves a roughhewn widowed farmer (Samuel Sweetland) in search of a new bride.

10 thursday Wilaya

7pm. 100 Hutchins Hall, Honigman Auditorium. Free.

Fatimetu is born to a Sahrawi family in a Saharan refugee camp in Algeria and later sent to live with foster parents in Spain.

With unprecedented access to the Sahrawi community, Pedro Perez Rosado, provides a voice to this unrepresented group of refugees and their struggle for independence. The outstanding performance of newcomer Nadhira Mohamed, who was herself born in a refugee camp in Tinduf, landed her the Best Actress award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Part of the Latin American Film Series.

13 sunday Strangers On A Train

Michigan Theater 1:30 pm. $10.

Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

Psychotic mama’s boy Bruno Anthony meets famous tennis professional Guy Haines on a train and dreams up a crazy scheme whereby he and Guy exchange murders. Guy takes this as a joke, but Bruno is serious and takes things into his own hands.

15 tuesday Dial M for Murder

7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

filmfilm confined to his New York apartment, where he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors.

When he begins to suspect that one may have murdered his wife, he enlists the help of girlfriend and nurse Stella to investigate. This Academy Award nominated paranoid thriller is one of Hitchcock’s finest films.

24 thursday Film and Discussion: The Ghost in Our Machines

Starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings,. ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when things go wrong he sees a way to turn events to his advantage. Special guest: Matthew Solomon, UM professor of film history and theory.

16 wednesday

6pmAnn Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

As part of Ann Arbor Veg Week 2014, AADL and Veg Michigan will host a special screening and discussion of The Ghost In Our Machine, the 2013 multi-award winning documentary by Liz Marshall that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world.

27 friday

Steel Magnolias

The Trouble With Harry

This comedy-drama centers on some close-kit friends in small-town Louisiana. Featuring Dr. Eva Feldman, director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at UM, who will give a post-screening presentation about advances in diabetes research and treatment. Part of the Science on Screen Film Series.

In this whimsical and humorous Hitchcock feature, trouble erupts in a small, quiet New England town when a man’s body is found in the woods. The problem is that almost everyone in town thinks that they had something to do with his death.

4pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

20 sunday Easy Virtue

5pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

A newly restored silent film with live organ accompaniment!

Based on the Noel Coward play, Easy Virtue reveals the story of a divorcee who hides her scandalous past from her new husband and his family.

22 tuesday Rear Window

7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

Professional photographer Jeff Jeffries breaks his leg and is

Labyrinth

1:30 pm. Free for kids under 12. $10.

Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

George Lucas produced and Jim Henson directed this gothic fantasy which pits living and breathing actors Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie (who, along with Trevor Jones, provides the film’s music) against a motley collection of Muppet monsters.

29 sunday The Wrong Man

7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org

Starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, this paranoid Hitchcock tale tells the true story of an innocent man who is mistaken for a criminal.

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theater Actors rehearse (Left) for The Purple Rose’s Spring Comedy Festival

Daniels’s latest Catching up with Jeff Daniels

by Sandor Slomovits

Born and raised in Chelsea, Jeff Daniels is a local boy.

And he still lives here. Since founding the Purple Rose Theatre in 1991 Daniels’s contributions to the local performance arts scene have been unmatched. He has written more than a dozen plays that have been produced at the Purple Rose and will pull up the curtain for two new short plays in the theatre’s Spring Comedy Festival.

Whose idea was it to do this festival?

Guy Sanville (the long time Artistic Director of the Purple Rose.)

Have you done a festival like this before at the Rose?

We did it several years ago. We love comedy and it’s a chance for us, guys like me and David McGregor and Carey Crim, who have written full length plays and had them produced, to write short stories vs. novels. You still have to have a beginning, middle and an end in ten minutes or fifteen minutes, but it’s a little different than ninety minutes. It also allows chances for the up and coming playwrights. It’s a little less daunting to write something ten or fifteen minutes long than to be saddled with a full length. It’s a way to kind of help them, as well as allow some of us who have written [before], to do something a little different. And I think the audience enjoys it because we tell them right off the bat, “It’s comedy. We’re here to entertain you, in a kind of literate way.” It should do well. It’s a wonderful exercise, to be honest, as a writer.

Let’s talk about one of your new plays for this festival, Anatomy of an Argument.

Based on recent events. [Laughter] I’ve been married to the same woman for almost 32 years.

Alright, so you know. [Laughter]

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The script I saw had the names of some of the actors at the Purple Rose, rather than names of characters. When you were writing Anatomy of an Argument, did you have those actors in mind?

Well, they’re the cast. This is a little different. Guy (Sanville) came to me and said, “We’re putting together the Comedy Festival and here’s the cast.” And I said, “OK, well what do you want?” And The Guitar Lesson [a second play] kind of came up, it’s a two-hander (for two actors) and then what he said was, “I don’t have one for all six actors” and so I just looked at the cast list and kicked it around for a couple of days and then one thing led to another, (laughs). In the meantime I’d gotten into a pretty good one in my own marriage and so I said, “Oh, there it is, there’s the play. There it is.”

Right.

I wouldn’t say it’s tailored to them as actors. It was more just assigning. Anatomy of an Argument really is…it’s an instructional seminar for the audience; there are only really two people up there. There’s a man and a woman. It’s a little bit like I used to do at forensics in high school but also what we called Interpretive Reading at Central Michigan, where you would take…oh God, we did John Gardner’s Grendel, and two of us would just do whole sections of the book as a performance piece. It’s a little bit like that. You know Tom says, Rusty says, Brian says, but it’s all the same guy basically.

PRT Spring Comedy Festival: Lovers, Liars and Lunatics. Opens Thursday, April 3 and runs through Saturday, May 24. 8pm Wednesdays through Saturdays.

3pm Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays. $27-$42.137 Park St., Chelsea. 734-433-7782. purplerosetheatre.org.

3 thursday Marisol

7:30pm Runs through Sunday, April 13. $28. Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Ave. 734-764-2538. music.umich.edu

This surrealist drama by Jose Rivera tells the story of Marisol, a Latina living in manhattan during the apocalypse.

4 friday A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Runs through Sunday, April 6, 7 pm Friday; 1 & 7pm Saturday; 1 pm Sunday. $10/ $6 under 12 & seniors.

Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti. ypsiyouththeatre.org

Ypsilanti Youth Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

This family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic is performed with humor, pageantry & surprises

Inherit the Wind

7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays Runs through Sunday, April 13. Adults: $13 presale, $15 door; students, seniors: $11 presale; $13 door. Community Theatre of Howell, 1400 W. Grand River Ave., Howell.

517-545-1290. www.cththeatre.org

Based on true events, Inherit the Wind is an award-winning dramatization of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, when legendary lawyers Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan verbosely duel over the right to teach evolution in public schools.

9 wednesday Graduate Opera Workshop

8pm. Moore Building: McIntosh Theatre, 1100 Baits Dr. music.umich.edu Free

Staged scenes and arias by graduate students. Director: Kay Castaldo. Music director: Timothy Cheek.

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10 thursday BFA Dance Concert: “From Separate Parts” 8pm. Runs through Saturday, April 12. $7. Dance Building: Betty Pease Studio Theatre , 1310 N. University Ave. music.umich.edu

A UM School of Music, Theatre, and Dance collaboration performance.

13 sunday Freshman Dance Touring Company Family Show 4pm. Dance Building: Studio A, 1310 N. University Ave. music.umich.edu Free

Freshman Touring Company is a course for first year and transfer students to experience a repertory dance company.

Each April, company members perform new and existing works by guest and faculty choreographers in various venues throughout the region.

17 thursday Opera Studio “Green Opera” Presentation

7:30 pm Thursday, 8pm Friday.

Walgreen Drama Center: Stamps Auditorium , 1226 Murfin Ave. music.umich.edu Free

UM presents Rusalka’s Tale - a one act adaptation of the Dvorak opera, and L’enfant et les Sortileges by Maurice Ravel, directed by Robert Swedberg, Timothy Cheek and Steven McGhee, Music Directors.

Les Misérables

7:30 pm Thursday, 8pm Friday & Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Runs through Sunday, April 20. $22-28. Power Center, 121 Fletcher St. 734-647-3327. music.umich.edu

Join Jean Valjean and the rest of French revolutionaries for a hauntingly beautiful musical tale of love, loss, freedom, forgiveness and redemption.

19 saturday Emerging Dance Artist Show

8pm. Dance Building: Studio A, 1310 N. University Ave. music.umich.edu Free.

This dance show features up and coming student and faculty dance choreographers.

Her kingdom for a horse

You think Frank Underwood on House Of Cards knows how to plot and scheme? Shakespeare wrote the be-all-end-all of antiheroes. Yes, when it comes to characters you love to hate, it's tough to beat Richard III. His Machiavellian scheming is a subversive joy to behold, nearly as joyous as watching his inevitable and self-made demise. This performance

by Performance Network Theater, in conjunction with Eastern Michigan University, features another, more modern twist: Richard will be played by a woman, PNT Associate Artistic Director Carla Milarch. Opens Thursday, April 24, runs through Sunday, June 1. Thursday 7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 8pm, Saturday 3pm, Sunday 2pm. $27-46.

Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron St. 734-663-0681. performancenetwork.org—JS Opera Scenes Workshop 5pm. Moore Building: McIntosh Theatre , 1100 Baits Dr. music.umich.edu Free

Director Kay Castaldo’s undergraduate students present Handel arias with their own creative stagings, and a scene both wildly romantic and hilarious from Verdi’s comic opera, Falstaff.

21 monday Dance MFA Show - It All Lives Here (For Now)

12pm. Runs through Saturday, April 26. Duderstadt Center: Duderstadt Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. music. umich.edu Free

In an effort to address the ephemeral nature of dance, Maxx Passion and Britt Whitmoyer will co-present their MFA thesis projects as a weeklong installation where the audience can enter and exit the space daily.

22 tuesdayday CPP&D Dance Show

8pm. Dance Building: Studio A , 1310 N. University Ave. music.umich.edu Free

Choreography, Performance, Production, and Design show featuring choreography by the Dance departments 1st year Grad Students Eryn Rosenthal, Patty Solorzano and Marcus White.

25 saturday The Firebird Ballet

7pm. Floor $30/$20; Balcony $25/15; Students $5 off w/ ID. Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 N. University Ave. 734-763-3333. russianballetmichigan.com

The Russian Ballet Academy of Michigan will perform this enchanting Russian fairy tale.

Danced to Igor Stravinsky’s beautiful score, The Firebird is a captivating tale full of love and courage.

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Mithu Sen: Live and In Person The Preeminent Feminist Artist of the Indian Subcontinent

By Louis Meldman

Courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua, Le Moulin, France.

I Chew, I Bite, 2011 : Mithu Sen elevates dental polymer.

“Mithu Sen: Border Unseen” is running from Friday, April 25 through Sunday, August 31 at the Broad Art Museum in East Lansing. This is the first solo US museum exhibition featuring the work of Ms. Sen, who was born in 1971 in West Bengal, India (not to be confused with West Bengal, Iowa). Now based in New Delhi, she is the leading feminist voice in modern Indian art. She has gained prominence over the past decade by creating representations – at once sensual and grotesque – of the human body, other animals, and inanimate objects: a juxtaposition that provides a subtext of irony and humor. In her drawings, sculptures, and installations she challenges the limits, borders if you will, of acceptable artistic vocabulary, often violating conventional approaches to gender and sexuality by elevating the role of bodily materials such as hair, teeth and bones to surprising heights. For her installation at the Broad, Sen uses false teeth and dental polymer to create a monumental hanging sculpture that spans eighty feet, extending from the ceiling to the gallery floor. It is a perfect fit for the Zaha Hadid designed structure, an organic, irregular linear bisection of the museum’s unique inner geometry – at once a spine and industrial beam, epic scale with a fleshy-pink hue, startling and disarmingly pretty.

Ms. Sen will be in Ann Arbor to give a talk called

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Relics, fiber-embellished feathered wings by Breanne Sherwood from Desconstruction / Reconstruction

“Body/Nobody” on Friday, April 11, from 4-5:30pm at the School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. In it she will present and discuss selections of her work from the last ten years. Supported by the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the UM School of Art & Design, it was organized by the Center for South Asian Studies in conjunction with the UM School of Literature, Science and Art’s Theme Semester “India in the World.”

“Body/Nobody,” Friday, April 11, from 4-5:30pm at the lovely School of Social Work Building, 1080 S University Ave., Room 1636. 734-764-3309. mithusen.com

Deconstruction/ Reconstruction.

Running through Sunday, April 6 at the Ann Arbor Art Center is “DECOMPOSE/RECOMPOSE,” an exhibition of four Michigan-based artists working across diverse media. The show is curated by Joe Levickas who brought together four artists with a shared interest in the concepts of breakdown and transformation, indeed transmogrification, the process of changing from one substance or object into another. The artists create their work alluding to various processes seen in nature: decay, death, decomposition, disintegration, regrowth and, my favorite, overgrowth. In doing so, the artists manipulate a wide range of materials and end up mimicking natural aesthetics. Rachel Hefferan is a sculptor and fiber artist from Grand Rapids. Much of her work includes crocheted forms evocative of seed pods, gourds and dead leaves. Tom Pyrzewski of Hamtramck is a sculptor who combines trash and detritus, creating complex pseudoorganic forms that imply weathered animal carcasses and pseudo-Cambrian sea life. Breanne Sherwood is an Ypsilanti-based fiber artist putting found organic materials and hand-dyed fabrics in combination to allude to the surfaces of feathers, rust and earth. Katherine St. Clair is a painter living in Ann Arbor. She incorporates collaged photographs and drawings of plants and animals into her paintings, thereby deriving a rich tapestry of texture and image, at once abstract and figurative. This isn’t your father’s Ann Arbor Art Center.

Runs through Sunday, April 6. Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty. 734-994-8004. annarborartcenter.org

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Fool Fullmoon

7-12pm. Washington Street. festifools.org Free

Artists and fools gather for this majestic procession of handmade luminary sculptures.

Enjoy the parade, the food, live music, shadow puppets and film projections. (more on pg.32)

6 sunday Sunday Artisan Market

4-5:30pm. School for Social Work Building, Room 1636, 1080 South University Ave. lsa.umich.edu/india/events/art Free.

Mithu Sen will be presenting work produced over the past ten years in the context of the exhibition Mithu Sen: Border Unseen at Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum (April 25-July 27, 2014) and in conjunction with the LSA Theme Semester, India in the World. (see Art Beat, pg. 26)

11am-4pm. Kerrytown District 315 S. Detroit St. 734913-9622. artisanmarket.org Free

Over 60 artists and craftspeople working in a variety of media including: textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass, painting, drawing, jewelry, woodworking, mixed media, basketry, photography and more.

This week’s market features jewelry.

Call for Ar tists

t Chelsea Art Marke to be included

Apply by Friday, April 25 the Chelsea in the 2014 Art Market for pening in Sights & Sounds Festival hap fee $50. See July. Booth fee $100/Demo festivals.com/ application online at chelsea -application ; festival/artmarket/art-market or call 734-433-0826.

Festifools

4-5pm. Main St. 734-763-7550. festifools.org Free

Experience huge-mongous papier-mache puppets marching around downtown Ann Arbor. Produced by WonderFool Production. (more on pg.32)

13 sunday Sunday Artisan Market

11am-4pm. Kerrytown District, 315 S. Detroit St. 734-913-9622. artisanmarket.org Free

Enjoy a Sunday of art/craft, food and music. Good art and great fun! This week’s featured artists: fiber artists.

Interpretations in Clay

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Four well-seasoned Michigan clay artists are presenting works of ceramic art that riff thematically on the written word. Clay Gallery is hosting the exhibition, Enscribe And Works in Clay: HinshawMcAlpine-Olszewski-Pipenburg, running through Friday, May 2.

Using words as their inspiration, curator, David McAlpine and three invited clay artists individually interpret aspects of poetry and prose in a 3-dimensional format, without knowing what approach Spring man vessel, by the others are taking.

Craig Hinshaw "We are clay artists and all have some involvement in the literary tradition. The show seeks to represent this... we left it kind of open, so each of us will use a personal approach," says McAlpine who is sure it will be a pleasant surprise. A reception will be held on Friday, April 4 from 7-9pm. Clay Gallery, 335 S. Main Street. 734-665-2621. claygallery.org—JMT

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14 monday Blue World/Green World: Fiber Art

U of M Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Gifts of Art Gallery –University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2. 734-936-4000. med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits Free

Member artists of the Fiber Artists Coalition employ a variety of innovative materials and techniques in the creation of fiber art. The work has a contemporary edge, ranging from representative, to impressionistic, to abstract, exploring humankind’s multifaceted relationship with the natural world. Runs through Monday, August 11.

Michigan Ridges & Valleys: Acrylic on Canvas: Rachael Van Dyke

U of M Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Gifts of Art Gallery –University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. 734-936-4000. med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits Free

Experienced artist, Rachael Van Dyke’s paintings portray shapes of color and light on the planes of the ridges and valleys of Michigan farmlands and vineyards. Runs through Monday, June 9.

Panoramic Delights of Leelanau: Color Photography of Ken Scot

U of M Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Gifts of Art Gallery –University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2. 734-936-4000. med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits Free

Having lived near the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Ken Scott has found much inspiration there. A selftaught photographer, Scott’s work is the result of 20+ years of shooting around Leelanau County, Michigan which he stitches together to create vistas beyond a single image.

Runs through Monday, June 9.

Robots Are People: Found Objects AssemblageCre Fuller

U of M Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Gifts of Art Gallery –University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2. 734-936-4000. med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits Free

Ypsi artist, Cre Fuller collects random scraps of metal and old kitchen appliances and repurposes them to make one-ofa-kind robot sculptures. Runs through Monday, June 9.

15 tuesday Paperweights & Studio Glass

U of M Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive , Gifts of Art Gallery –Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level B2. 734-936-4000. med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits. Free

The American studio glass

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movement that started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art quickly spread north to Michigan. In 1982, studio glass became the focus of the University of Michigan, Dearborn permanent art collection, housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. Check out this exhibition, a portion of that collection, spotlighting studio glass art by major glass artists. Runs through Monday, August 11.

21 monday Dance MFA Show It All Lives Here (For Now) 12pm. Duderstadt Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. music.umich.edu Free.

Expressing the ephemeral nature of dance, Maxx Passion and Britt Whitmoyer will co-present their MFA thesis projects as a week-long installation. In Passion’s pre-made/ re-made, her dance work lives on the screen, and among photographs, sculptures and soundscapes made by a collaborative web of artists.

Whitmoyer’s The Bones of Your Beliefs is an exploration into the relationship between dance, film and audience, and what happens when they intersect. Through Saturday, April 26.

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ONGOING

Everywoman: A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Center for the Education of women Monday-Friday 8am-9pm. U of M Rackham Building, 4th Floor, 915 East Washington. Free

This invitational fine art exhibit seeks to explore and interpret the diverse ways women’s asperations, lives, work and families are represented and expressed in visual arts.

The artworks on display are composed of a variety of media including paintings, drawings, photographs, textoles and mosaics. Runs through Friday, May 23.

Community High School Art

WSG Gallery, 306 S. Main St. 734-761-2287. wsg-art.com Free

This vibrant group show features the all-media work of the talented community high school students of art teacher, Steve Coron. Runs through Saturday, May 3.

Steve Gilzow: Cover to Cover

Two Twelve Arts Center, 216 W. Michigan Ave., Saline.

734-944-2787. twotwelvearts.com Free

This exhibit features Steve Gilzow’s paintings and artwork for nineteen covers for the Ann Arbor Observer. Runs through Wednesday, April 30.

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The healers’ art UM’s “Gifts of Art” program

By John G. Fike

Ken Scott’s “Empire Bluff ... gorgeousness!”

Rainbow Bird Fish, marker on paper,

by Anika Roy, 3rd grade at Carpenter Elem.

music program, endowed in part by William K. and Delores S. Brehm, certified music practitioFrom the ancient Greeks, producing and ners provide bedside music in most patient units performing cathartic dramas, to the Tibetan that has an almost immediate stress-reducing and monks who use chanting, bells and "singing calming effect on patients. bowls" as part of their prayer and healing, the Elaine Sims, Director of the Gifts of Art proarts offer opportunities to emotionally soothe gram, knows what families face. “You’re really and psychically alleviate on both collective kind of alone, a stranger in a strange land,” she and individual levels. says. “Your whole world is suddenly stripped The joy you feel when creating art can be away.” Patients say the art and music help them healing in itself. It's easy to get caught up in feel peace, a deeper connection to themselves. the act of creation, relieving stress and thereHospital staff agree. “Art has a very powerful by eliminating a major cause of dis-ease. But effect,” Elaine says. It helps patients remember the effects are even more profound. Accord“those times, people and places that made you ing to the Art As a Healing Force, studies feel safe, protected, and in control. It gives people have shown that art changes not only a perback their identity, …and a foothold from which son's attitude, but their physiology. Art and to say, ‘I’m still here!’” music affect a person's brain wave pattern, along with the autonomic nervous system, Well-trafficked galleries/serious art hormonal balance, brain neurotransmitters, The Gift of Art galleries are some of the immune system and blood flow to all the most widely visited, indoor, non-museum exhibit organs, which can change one's perceptions spaces in Michigan, viewed by approximately of the world, including their emotional state ten thousand people a day. An annual call for and perception of pain. entries, (application online until Thursday, May The UMHS Gifts of Art program began 15), gathers a diverse selection of quality art from Photo by in the early 1980s as part of a nationwide artists nationwide that is available for purchase Meredith Giltner movement to understand art’s efficacy for by calling 734-936-ARTS. many community functions. It was formalized in The current exhibit running Monday, April 14 to Mon1986, as a founding member of the Society for the Arts in day, June 9 includes art by Ann Arbor Public Schools Healthcare, now the Global Alliance for Arts and Health. students in the Taubman Health Center lobby, a fascinating series of acrylic landscapes by Rachael Van Dyke Groundbreaking programs Today, this cutting-edge, multi-faceted arts program is in the University Hospital Main lobby, and Ken Scott’s one of the first and most comprehensive arts programs in panoramic color photography showing on the UH Second health care nationwide. Gifts of Art encourages relaxation, Floor corridor. Don’t miss the work of Ypsilanti robotics elevates mood and relieves anxiety for over six thousand sculptor Cre Fuller, whose works are fashioned from repatients and families a year, through the bedside music purposed scraps of metal and old kitchen appliances.

Free live performances each Thursday at noon program alone. In addition to patient services, three million visitors annually enjoy fifty four art exhibits in 9 gal- throughout April, 2014 include the U-M a cappella group leries throughout the UMHS complex and the public is Angels on Call (April 3), a concert of Indian classical muinvited and encouraged to attend the weekly free perfor- sic by Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat (April 10), followed by a dance demonstration by the U-M Freshman Touring mances of music, dance and drama.

Several excellent programs are utilized to include art Company directed by Professor of Dance Robin Wilson in a patient’s family time spent at UMHS starting with (April 17) and a cello recital by the young cellists’ program the Art Cart program, a lending library of prints allowing “cellochan” (April 24). The series highlight comes with the patients to choose art to display in their rooms through- Sunday, April 27 concert featuring the Life Sciences Orout their stay. Opportunities for hands-on creativity is chestra, including physicians, researchers, students, resiprovided from the Bedside Art program where patients dents and staff of the hospital, at 4pm. in Hill Auditorium. can regain a sense of self with family members who are Enjoy Mendelssohn, Debussy and Brahms delivered with also invited to make their own art. The Friends Medita- passion by dedicated healers. tion Garden on the northeast side of the main hospital 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. 734-936-2787. courtyard was designed to offer patients, visitors and staff med.umich.edu/goa/ a place of comfort and respite in nature. In the bedside m See more featured artwork online at ecurrent.co ecurrent.com / april 2014 29

current reads Large Popcorn, Hold the Butter-Flavored Topping

Saline author Roy Sexton calls movies as he sees ‘em in his new book, ReelRoyReviews.

By Nan Bauer

From blogging to book-selling, Roy Sexton, VP of corporate affairs by day, has upped his hobbyist pursuit of reviewing films to perhaps the level of a second occupation.

With a title like ReelRoyReviews: vol. 1: Keepin’ It Real, we could be on the lookout for a sequel.

How did the blog start?

My partner John and I see all kinds of movies, good stuff but plenty of dreck as well. I would write these twosentence reviews on Facebook, and people liked them and wanted more. So I started the Reel Roy blog, and I would get, you know, 20 people reading my posts. Then I wrote about Wreck-It Ralph, posted it to Reddit, and suddenly I had something like 800 views. Now I write up all the movies I see.

How’d you decide on Open Books, your publisher?

They found me. My mom, Susie Duncan Sexton, is a very liberal feminist baby boomer in a very red state—Indiana, where I grew up—and she’d published two books with Open, Secrets of an Old Typewriter and Misunderstood Gargoyles. When Open wanted to expand, they got in touch and went through all the reviews from the site in a couple of weeks. It’s happened very fast.

When did you start watching movies?

I was an only child in a really small town with no cable. My parents would sit me down and say, “We’re going to watch Penny Serenade tonight on Channel 55,” or Gone with the Wind or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I thought it was torture at the time. But it taught me

Authors on foot

2014 marks the sixth year of the Midwest Literary Walk, held annually in Chelsea. For one day, the town will host a group of celebrated writers for local readings. This year's tentpole reader is Ann Arbor’s own mystery novelist extraordinaire Harry Dolan, who will read at 11am in the Purple Rose Theatre. Dolan will accompany local writers such as award-winning poet Diane Seuss, National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Detroit poet ML Liebler with the Coyote Monk Poetry Band. Local poets and authors are invited to read their work at an open mic. Saturday, April 26, 11am-5pm. Downtown Chelsea. midwestliterarywalk. wordpress.com Free—JS

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what was good and also to be open-minded about choices.

School?

I actually have an MA in theater criticism from OSU as well as an MBA from UM. By day, I’m senior VP of corporate affairs for Trott & Trott [a real estate finance law firm].

Favorites?

I’m a sucker for pretty much anything by Spielberg and George Lucas, and I’m a big comic book fan, so I see all the comic book adaptations. When The Lone Ranger came out and everyone savaged it, I kind of felt like I had to try and save it. I loved The Lego Movie!

What critics do you like?

I like Leonard Maltin, he’s so concise, and of course, the old Siskel and Ebert show. I’m emulating Peter Travers, Owen Gleiberman, and Lisa Schwarzbaum. I revere Pauline Kael and David Thomson, but they’re kind of on the “everything sucks” end of the spectrum: their standards are so high that they’ll never be happy.

You’re no snob.

No! I mean, I have friends who are curators of their own lives, with their artisanal cheeses and craft beer. And here I am watching Flowers in the Attic. I’m not cool.

ReelRoyReviews: vol. 1: Keepin’ It Real by Roy Sexton is available on Amazon and from Open Books (open-books.com). Visit Roy online at reelroyreviews.com.

Local Reads thursday 3

UMS Book Discussion for Teachers: “Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain 4pm. Ann Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-615-0122. ums.org Free

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Hands-On Workshop: Comic Artists Forum with Cartoonist Joshua Hauke 1pm. Downtown Library: 4th Floor Meeting Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking explores the traits of introverts, and how understanding and unlocking the creative capacities of our quietest students could lead to the next uncommon virtuoso and maximize individual potential.

Registration required.

Writer and illustrator Joshua Hauke, who has been publishing comics online since 2009, will talk about how he got his start by turning his family into the stars of his very own comic. The Forum is for comics enthusiasts and cartoonists, both beginning and professional. Bring your drawing tools and drop in for learning, drawing and sharing. For adults and teens.

Lecture And Hands-On Writing Workshop

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7pm. Traverwood Branch Library: Program Room, 3333 Traverwood Dr. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

Local authors Lara Zielin and Margaret Yang will lead a workshop that will cover everything from social media to conferences to networking. Hone your writing skills while meeting fellow writers.

For adults and teens.

Ben Landry Reading

7pm. Literati , 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

Ben Landry, poet, graduate of the University of Michigan and Brown University, will read from Particle and Wave, published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Leslie Jamison Reading

7pm. Literati , 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

Leslie Jamison has written a novel, The Gin Closet, and a collection of essays, The Empathy Exams. Jamison is a columnist for the New York Times Book Review, and is finishing a doctoral dissertation at Yale.

Nevada Barr

7pm. Ann Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

Award-winning mystery author Nevada Barr makes a special AADL visit to discuss her new mystery novel in the Anna Pigeon series, Destroyer Angel. This event, co-sponsored by AADL and Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookshop, includes a book signing and books will be for sale.

Zell Fellows Reading Series

7pm. Literati , 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

This new series showcases University of Michigan Zell Fellows in the MFA Program as they read original works of poetry and creative writing.

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An Evening of Poetry and Written Word

7pm. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tearoom, 114 S. Main St. 734-665-2757. crazywisdom.net Free

Writers Workshop: Swap poetry and short fiction with other likeminded writers. Bring six copies of your work to share.

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Reel Roy Reviews

7pm. Also running Saturday, April 26 at Bookbound (1729 Plymouth Rd.).

Common Language, 317 Braun Ct. 734-663-0036. glbtbooks.com Free

Local author Roy Sexton’s first book Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin’ It Real was released last month Sexton will be signing books, and theatre colleagues from The Penny Seats will offer interpretive readings of some of his wilder essays. For more information, see feature on Pg. 30.

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National Library Week Lecture: Barbara Stripling Discusses “Why Libraries Are Here To Stay”

7pm. Ann Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

Today’s libraries are community centers of conversation. At this special National Library Week event, American Library Association President Barbara Stripling will discuss the current state and future of libraries in a presentation entitled “Why Libraries Are Here To Stay.”

Nicolas Lampert in conversation with Nick Tobier 7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

Literati will host a reading and conversation with Nicolas Lambert, author of A People’s Art History of the United States: 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements, facilitated by U of M Art and Design professor Nick Tobier.

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Kristina Lugn Reading

7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

The Swedish poet and playwright, will read her works.

thursday 17

Writers Meet-Up Emerging Writers: Writing & Review Meet up

7pm. Traverwood Branch Library: Program Room, 3333 Traverwood Dr. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

This monthly meeting welcomes all writers to ask questions, connect with other writers, or simply have a dedicated time and place to work on their projects. Local authors Lara Zielin and Margaret Yang will be on hand to offer encouragement, answer questions, and point to resources.

Dan Albergotti Reading

Jeff Kass

Listen as prized and established poet, Dan Albergotti, reads his works.

Jeff Kass and, a nationallyrenowned guest poet, Angel Nafis present a special evening of powerful poetry readings to celebrate National Poetry Month.

7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

7pm. Ann Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

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Ben Stroud & Kyle Minor Reading

7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

Ben Stroud is the author of the story collection, Byzantium (Graywolf), named a Best Book of the Year by the Kansas City Star.

Currently. Kyle Minor is the author of two collections of short fiction: In the Devil’s Territory (2008) and Praying Drunk (2014).

tuesday 22

Discusses The Yukon: Canada’s Wild West

7pm. Ann Arbor District Library: Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. aadl.org Free

National Geographic writer and photographer Tom Clynes will discuss a photographic journey through The Yukon: Canada’s Wild West, which was the story he covered for the February 2014 issue of National Geographic.

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Nikolas Butler Reading

7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

Nikolas Butler hails from rural Wisconsin. He is a poet and author of Shotgun Lovesongs, his first novel.

Poetry Open Mic Night with Ed Haworth Hoeppner

7pm. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tearoom , 114 S. Main St. 734-665-2757. crazywisdom.net Free

Enthusiasts of the written word gather to listen and to present. Hear award-winning poet, Ed Haworth Hoeppner read his original works.

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John Corey Whaley Reading

7pm. Literati, 124 E. Washington St. 734-585-5567. literatibookstore.com Free

John Corey Whaley taught public school for five years and now writes young adult fiction. Where Things Come Back is his first novel. Noggin, his second novel, is out on April 8, 2014.

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everything else FoolMoon & FestiFools Friday, April 4 and Sunday, April 6 / Main St., Washington St,.

Fools, rejoice; your holiday is here. A weekend full of loud and luminary fun awaits you at the annual A2 extravaganza.

Make your own glow-in-thedark paper mâché creation for FoolMoon or craft a giant creature to parade around downtown for Festifools. Be a part of the procession or just come by to see the show.

Photo by Myra Klarman Play music or just listen to it.

Dress up and let out your inner fool! FoolMoon: April, 4. 7pm-midnight.

Washington St. FestiFools: April, 6. 4-5pm. Main St. 734-763-7550. festifools.org Free —MW

ONGOING: Jan 14, 2014 Apr 8, 2014

Monthly Variety Show & Open Mic

7-9pm. Ugly Mug Cafe & Roastery, 317 West Cross St., Ypsilanti.

734-484-4684. uglymugypsi.com Free

The show will spotlight four to six musicians and spoken word artists from across the SE Michigan/NW Ohio region, followed by a short open mic segment to close the show.

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Draw Doubles: Local 101 Disc Golf Club

Noon. $7 per player/ free for spectators + $5 vehicle entrance fee. Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter. 734-449-4300.

Every Saturday, enjoy playing disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark’s 24-hole courses. Beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Discs can be borrowed at the park office.

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Melodies of the Mind

Shahzia Sikander

Lecture series: Classical pianist, author and private psychoanalyst, Julie Jaffee Nagel will discuss the connection between music and psychoanalysis, and the amazing similarities between the two.

As part of the Penny W. Stamps Speaker Series, Shahzia Sikander experiments with the formal constructs of Indo-Persian miniature painting using video, animation, mural and collaboration with other artists. She has

Noon-1pm. $2/ $1 for members.

Kempf House Museum, 312 S. Division St. 734-994-4898. kempfhousemuseum.org

5pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org Free

everything else pioneered an interpretive and critically charged approach to the anachronistic genre of miniature painting.

Exploring the Tao through Watercolor

1-3pm. Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave. 734-794-6250. a2gov.org Free

Experience the power of creativity and internal wisdom by exploring various watercolor techniques.

5 saturday Fiber Feast Fashion Show

11:30am. $30, in advanced.

Washtenaw Community College: Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. 734-665-4601. annarborfiberarts.org

Gather for a fashion feast, with a catwalk, a luncheon, and a clothing sale presented by the Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild.

6 sunday Big House 5K: Trail to the Victors

9am. $35. Ann Arbor Track Club.

734-332-9129. aatrackclub.org

Runners can choose to fundraise individually or as part of a team for one of the official non-profit beneficiaries, with 100 percent of these funds going directly to the race beneficiary of their choice.

Any additional revenue after race expenses will also be distributed to the charities.

Registration required.

8 tuesday Stewards’ Circle: Political Action

7:30-8:30am. Bruegger’s Bagels, 709 N. University Ave. stewardshipnetwork.org Free

Join the Stewardship Network’s Huron Arbor cluster for a monthly informal discussion.

This month’s topic: how to navigate the political system to advocate for the environment at all levels of government. Guest speakers: Yousef Rabhi and Jeff Irwin.

9 wednesday Local Food

7-8:30pm. Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave. a2gov.org

Part of the Health Ecosystems Forum, this forum will include highlights from the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, our local food economy, and tips on how to support and participate in Ann Arbor’s local food system.

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10 thursday David Yurman

5pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. michtheater.org Free

Artwork by David Zinn

Earth Day Festival Leslie Science & Nature Center / Sunday, April 27

Come one, come all, to the ecofriendliest fiesta in Photo provided by EENOW, town. This free event Earth Day Festival organizers. for the whole family features handson activities, guided hikes, face painting, live entertainment, green building technology demonstrations, and sustainability talks on water use and local agriculture. View displays from over 40 environmental, non-profit, and governmental organizations and learn about keeping the earth green.

Animal lovers will enjoy raptors, reptiles and amphibians out of their cages for the animal show. This year's Earth Day Festival will also be a Zero Waste event; using recyclable materials in respect and admiration of Earth and all of its inhabitants. And don’t forget to wear a costume of your favorite animal or plant for the All Species Parade. Noon-4pm. 1831 Traver Rd. 734-997-1553. lesliesnc.org Free —MW

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As part of the Penny W. Stamps Speaker Series: Jewelry designer David Yurman founded his company in New York in 1980, and quickly became known as America’s leading fine jewelry and luxury timepiece designer. David remains actively committed to supporting the community and the arts through the David and Sybil Yurman Humanitarian and Arts Foundation.

13 sunday Writing In Nature/ Writing In Place

2-5m. Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd. 734-997-1553. lesliesnc.org

During this workshop, writers of all levels will be able to explore how the surroundings, especially those in the natural world, shape self-expression.

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16 wednesday The Story Behind Motawi Tileworks

Noon-1pm. $2/ $1, members.

Kempf House Museum, 312 S. Division St. 734-994-4898. kempfhousemuseum.org

Lecture series: Nawal Motawi, founder and principal designer of Motawi Tile Works, started making tiles in a garage studio on Packard St. in the 90s.

Today, Motawi Tileworks operates out of a 12,000-squarefoot facility.

road trip

Saturday, April 12 / Joe Louis Arena

Cher

Do you believe in life after love? That and many other questions will be asked by pop’s elder stateswoman, Cher, on her national Dressed to Kill tour. With support from Pat Benatar and Cyndi Lauper, it promises to be the diva gala of the year. 8pm. $120.80-$39.10.

Joe Lewis Arena, 19 Steve Yzerman Dr., Detroit.

313-396-7000. joelouis.arenadetroit.com

17 thursday Financial Analysis: Fundamentals of Financial Management

Friday, April 25 / The Fillmore Detroit

6-8pm. Cleary University, 3601 Plymouth Rd. 734-929-9091. annarborscore.com Free

This seminar introduces basic accounting concepts and how to apply financial information that helps small business owners manage a business more effectively.

19 saturday Spring Eggstravaganza

10am-noon. $8, individual/$30, family. Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd. 734-997-1553. lesliesnc.org

Bring your own basket and set off on a scavenger egg hunt through the twisting trails. What animals at LSNC lay eggs? What do those eggs look like? Find out as you complete our egg size & shape hunt. For all ages.

Registration required.

27 sunday Earth Day Festival

Noon-4pm. Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd.734-997-1553. lesliesnc.org/a2earthday Free

This free, family-friendly event features displays from 40 local environmental, non-profit, and governmental organizations, live animal demonstrations, hands-on activities and live entertainment. See pg. 34 for more details.

Dawn Farm Ride for Recovery

7am-2pm. $35. Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti.

734-485-8725. dawnfarm.org

The Ride for Recovery is a family fun and fitness event and a fundraiser for Dawn Farm. There will be bike rides, runs and walks with opportunities to participate at various fitness levels, including rides

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Detroit Music Awards

Thursday, April 3 / Fox Theatre

Experience Hendrix

In a month-long tribute tour to the music and legacy of influential electric guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, a diverse group of rock and jazz musical greats pay homage to his lasting genius.

Hendrix’s friend and original bandmate Billy Cox heads up the collaboration, including metal legend Zakk Wylde, blues icons Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and funk all-star Bootsy Collins, to name a few.7:30pm. $35-$50. Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave Detroit. 313-471-3200 olympiaentertainment.com/fox-theatre

Now in its 26th year, the Detroit Music Awards recognize the finest artists the Motor City has to offer in this elegant ceremony.

Think of it as Detroit’s own Grammy awards—and you can buy tickets to go.

The show promises several surprise musical performances as well. DMA vets include everyone from Eminem to Bob Seger.

7pm. $35-29. The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

313-961-5451.thefillmoredetroit.com

from 10K to 100K, and 5 and 10K runs/walks. In addition to a fun fitness event, the Ride for Recovery provides an opportunity to support a critical community service, Dawn Farm, which provides effective, compassionate and hope-filled professional care to members of our community who struggle with alcohol/ other drug problems.

34th Annual Classic Bicycle & Minibike Show and Swap Meet 8am-3pm. $4. Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. ann-arbor-bicycleshow.com

This show will feature over 275 dealers from all over the country. Three will be vintage and collector bicycles, as well as fantastic door prizes. A minimum of 4 collector bikes will be given away to lucky winners.

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health events 9 wednesday

Ballet Conditioning

6:30pm. $12. A2 Aviary, 4720 S. State Rd. 734-726-0353. a2aviary. com

Are you a budding aerialist or an aspiring burlesque dancer? If so then Ballet Conditioning is for you!

Strengthening feet, cultivating grace, and improving balance are just some of the aspects that will be explored in this class. There will be a ballet barre followed by easy center work. Wednesdays through April.

Let’s dance Dance is one of the

purest forms of individual expression, and when practiced in a group setting, the synergistic nature of dance can be energy-giving. Every other week in April (Wednesday, April 2 and 16) the Yellow Barn is hosting Shedding Skins Transformational Dance, an open dance class that seeks to create community while having rhythmic fun. Hosted by local Caryn Simon, in co-creation with Eugene Hedlund, the class works in a form of dance based on the 5 Rhythms (flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness) movement meditation.

No previous dance experience is necessary to participate—be sure to get there right at 7pm to give your body time to warm up. $15. 416 W. Huron, Ann Arbor. Visit ouryellowbarn.com for additional information.—GMK

Willpower & Grace

5:30pm. $12. A2 Aviary, 4720 S. State Rd. 734-726-0353. a2aviary.com

Strengthen your entire body from the ground up with this unique, barefoot cardio-sculpting workout.

Experience the intensity of boot-camp, the self-awareness of yoga, and the discipline of Pilates all in one class. This class is for students of all levels. Wednesdays through April 30.

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Alcoholics Anonymous: A Panel Discussion

7:30-9pm. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti.

734-485-8725. dawnfarm.org Free

This program will present a short slide show and discussion of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous followed by a lively moderated panel discussion regarding addiction and alcoholism, personal recovery and participation in 12 Step programs.

16 wednesday The Washtenaw Wanderers

Ann Arbor Downtown Group Run

6:30pm. Running Fit, 123 E. Liberty St. 734-769-5016. Free

Runners of all abilities will enjoy this weekly 3-8 mile run.

Snacks will be provided. Rain or shine.

Mondays & Thursdays Pay What You Can Yoga Spirited Vinyasa

Mondays from 6:15pm - 7:30pm and Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:45am.

Sun Moon Yoga, 404 W. Huron.

734-929-0274. sun-moon-yoga.com

In these classes you will use breath, movement and mindfulness to stoke your inner fire and cultivate strength that is free from tension. Find your peaceful power and fluid balance.

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Free Magnetic Massage

9am-11am. Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave. 734-794-6250. a2gov.org Free

Treat yourself to a free stressreducing rollout. After your 20-minute rollout, you will rest for an additional 10 minutes while listening to relaxing music, giving your body time for increased circulation to fully relax your back. Please wear comfortable clothing and drink water before and after.You may have one appointment each month. Call for an appointment.

Thursdays

Free HIV Testing

2-8pm. S3 Safe Sex Store, 1209 S. University. 734-741-1434. s3safesexstore.com Free

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Saturdays

10:30-11:30am. Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave. 734-794-6250. a2gov.org Free

10am. Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. 734-545-0541. Free

Do you know your numbers?

A member of Interim Health Care will be at the Center to take your blood pressure.

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In the Doctor’s Office: Recovery Friend or Foe?

7:30-9pm. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Dr., Ypsilanti. 734-485-8725. dawnfarm.org Free

This program will discuss whether doctors and other

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Border to Border Ride: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society Enjoy a 22-mile ride, at various paces along the Border-toBorder Trail, from Ann Arbor Ypsilanti to decide where to eat lunch.

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16. Soft marker point 17. One way to turn on a snowboard 18. People who go along with anything, as it were 19. Words repeated in Buster Poindexter’s “Hot Hot Hot” 20. Sidewalks, e.g.

21. “___ Fiction” 22. Hard-living singer James 23. DTW agcy.

26. Massiveness 28. Wrath 30. Fathers who don’t get married 32. Mendes in “The Place Beyond the Pines” 33. Some examples of 8-Acrosses 35. Best Upset and Best Play, for two 36. “I wanna!”

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39. “Screw off” 40. Cold and waiting to get drunk 41. French toast 43. German article 44. University whose mascot is Riptide the Pelican 46. Sartorius muscle locale 47. Plantarflexion muscle locales 48. Search for intelligence 49. Pitcher-turned-sportscaster Hershiser 51. B-boy connection?

53. “Suppose that ...”

54. British character Bertram on “The Office” 57. Orange juice cocktails 60. Self-cutting, e.g.?

61. Morning show specialty 62. Gets by 63. Improvised section for a soloist 64. Show disdain for

29. Tiger’s statistics 31. Org. that recently voted to accept openly gay troops 33. TV chef, to her critics?

34. Word after garage or porch 37. Record label that was absorbed by Geffen 42. One living under anti-gay laws even harsher than in Kansas 45. Mock 47. Protection against lurid search content

50. Breezy U of M course 52. Japanese watch company 53. John’s costar in “Say Anything” 55. 50 Cent’s “___ Club” 56. Showbiz award “grand slam”: Abbr.

57. Karaoke need, casually 58. ___ Garten (the “Barefoot Contessa”) 59. Nuts 60. Rescue squad letters

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Down 1. Savvy about 2. Word before Moe Dee or G Rap, in hiphop names 3. Uncle Cliff, Aunt Crag, Cousin Bluff, etc.?

4. Innocent response to “Are you smoking that cigarette inside?”

5. Question intensely 6. Shot barely taken?

7. Go out with 8. Key of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 9. Buick coupe until 1991 10. King of the borscht?

11. Reasons for an exam after a hookup: Abbr.

12. Judge Lance in the Simpson and Keating trials 13. Sharp turn 14. They’re longer than singles 20. Protest against squished conditions inside Easter candy packaging?

23. Monthly ranking in Tiger Beat?

24. Place an obstacle in front of 25. Green light 26. Slaves of Sparta 27. Square

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Doc martens

Surviving the test of time, Dr. Marten boots still add an edge to any outfit. Photos by Leah Wendzinski.

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Angela Baydoun, a biology major at the University of Michigan

Angela’s vivid, sense of style demands attention on the UM campus. By her bright yellow Dr. Marten boots and catpatterned sweater, it’s easy to see that this 18-year-old fashion’s sense is one-of-a-kind. We caught up with Angela outside of her dorm to chat about bold ensembles, bows, and who she dresses to impress.

How would you describe your personal sense of style?

I would say that I’m not so much trendy, but I’m definitely quirky. Regardless of what I’m wearing, I’m always put together in some sort of way.

Where do you draw inspiration for your outfits?

Some days I try to imitate the classic, polished style of the 50’s. Other times I go for the grandpa style and throw on a crazy-patterned crewneck sweater. I never seem to fall into one category, but I guess that describes my personality as well.

What are some of your must-haves?

Definitely Dr. Marten’s or bows; I’m always wearing one or the other. Or patterns like stripes and polka dots. Oh, and I can’t forget cats. My love for cats sometimes findss its way into my outfits. You might be able to tell from my sweater.

So, besides cats, what additional factors influence your style, considering your college schedule?

I think the most important factor would be how many hours of sleep I got the night before. The more hours I get, the better I look. Also, it depends on what day of the week it is.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I like to look good for a certain one of my professors.

What’s your fashion pet peeve?

When it comes to an outfit, nothing annoys me more than multiple people telling me they’ve seen, or even own, what I’m wearing. I used to be really into places like Forever 21, and still, some of my favorite blouses are from there, but that’s where everybody shops. I see fashion as a form of selfexpression, so looking like everyone else defeats the purpose.

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